ICP Rocks, Man!
My brothers and some friends of mine went up to Louisville the weekend before last for our friend’s birthday. We ended up at this club called “Coyote’s”, which has about 6 clubs/bars under its roof. From country & western to hip-hop and eighties music, this place had it all. After a couple shots at the karaoke bar we all headed over to the 70s/80s/90s club. When we walked in, there were 4 people up on stage dancing to “Doin’ Da’ Butt”. They consisted of two girls that probably weighed over 600 lbs. combined and could have body slammed my ass. Another was a chubby middle-aged guy with his white NASCAR shirt tucked into his jeans. My favorite though was the last dude. He had this great ‘bowl’ haircut, an Insane Clown Posse t-shirt tucked into his black jeans and a goatee that was about a foot long. He new every word to the song and was rapping right along with the music while he was up on stage.
I knew from the moment I saw him that I just had to get a picture with him. How would I do that though? I plotted my strategy for the next few hours as we roamed from club to club. Let me tell you, there was some top-notch people watching going on that night. When we finally made it back to the 70s/80s/90s club I decided it was time to make my move. I saw him up on stage dancing and rapping again, so I grabbed one of my brothers and told him to follow me when the guy got off stage so he could take a camera phone picture of the two of us. ICP dude heads off the stage and I start heading through the crowd with my brother in pursuit trying to find the guy. I walk half way around the club and wonder how in the hell he lost me.
Then I turn around and see that he’s back up on stage rapping to another song. He gave me the slip! I wasn’t finished though. I have all kinds of endurance when it comes to getting a funny picture. I just waited next to the side of the stage I knew he would come down on.
My efforts didn’t disappoint! I caught him right when he came down the stairs and gave him a line pretty close to this (I can’t remember it verbatim because I was three sheets to the wind): “Yo, man! Can I get a picture with you! I love ICP too, and I love your shit up on stage, son! ICP Rocks!” He was all about it and threw up the peace sign while my brother snapped away with my camera phone. Here’s the result:
Yeah, it’s blurry and dark, but I’m still proud as hell of all the work I went through to get it. ICP rocks, man!
lmao! I can’t believe you asked for his picture - that is HYSTERICAL! It almost looks like you’re gesturing a very uncomfortable Shocker there, mojo.. ;)
Dawn: Yeah, you can tell that I just threw up the fingers that second because ICP dude did since they’re so blurry. Basically I was just trying not to drop my beer.
Thats pure awesome. Whats funny is that before I saw the picture, I totally knew what the guy looked like. I wish you also got one of his rapping.
juicya: Ha! I’m glad I gave a good enough description of him beforehand. And I wish I had a picture of him on stage too… but I don’t think it would have come out very well on my cameraphone though. I think I got pretty lucky with this one alone.
Until I saw the picture I wass going to say it was probably me. But the bar I was in was in New Jersey and Lawrence Frickin’ Welk was playing. You can rap to him though. Can’t get enough of dem bubbles.
damn my firewall!! aiiie fyi flickr is blocked but imageshack is not, this will not only help me but countelss others who are under the evil eye of sauron.
Poobah: Hell yeah you can rap to Lawrence Welk!
mulk: I’m glad you let me know about the FLickr problem. I’ll update it and make sure it’s not an issue any more.
Schmoozing at it’s finest, my friend. That’s a real skill!
That shot better not show up in the “I Suck At Photography” pool either. ;)